your SeaWheeze digital packing list

With SeaWheeze just days away, we want to make sure you have all the tools to capture, share and soak up the experience to the MAX! Here are a few pro-tips from our Social Media Manager, Sairah, on how to keep it digital at SeaWheeze.

get a roaming plan.

There’s nothing worse than coming home from vacation to large and in charge phone bill. If you’re coming from south of the border, it’s worth looping in with your local cellular service provider to see what kind of roaming plans they offer. Let’s face it, Vancouver is a looker and you’re going to want Instagram the heck out of everything, so lean towards a plan that offers a lot of data.

the device i can’t live without.

Available at most Apple Stores and online for about a hundred bucks, the Mophie is an extra battery pack for your iPhone. Best part? It clips around your phone for a barely there feeling. If you don’t have time to pick up a Mop.hie, have no fear – there are plenty of outlets at the Convention Centre and we will also have a small charging pod set up.

must have app (besides SeaWheeze of course)? GroupMe.

GroupMe is a game-changer when you’re travelling in a group. It allows you and your friends to all be in one conversation so you can keep track of each other.

What separates it from iChat you ask? You get to choose your own avatar, it has it’s own family of awesome emoticons and any pictures you share in the group go into an album that the whole group has access to. Give it a go and let me know what you think!

these days no event is complete without ‘em.

You guessed it! Hashtags. We want to see and read ALL your SeaWheeze adventures so go big on the sharing. Your official half marathon hashtag is, wait for it…#SeaWheeze. Want to add a little bit of extra Vancouver flavour? We’ve thrown in #Vansweaty to spice things up a bit!

140 characters or less.

Want to know who to follow other than the person running in front of you? We’ll be telling the SeaWheeze story all weekend long on Twitter. Here are your 2 key players:

@SeaWheeze: this is your go-to for all run-weekend information and updates.

@lululemonlive: fast and furious fun. If you can’t attend or you’re hanging out at one of our AMAZING cheer stations, I will be travelling the course sharing all the action from @lululemonlive..

If you want to see it all come together or have friends following along at home, hit up social.seawheeze.com to see a live feed of all the action!

finish line time.

You came, you saw, you conquered and now you just want to know how long it took. After you cross the finish line, race results will be available on SeaWheeze.com AND on your trusty sidekick, the SeaWheeze App.

yoga. run. party

While getting retweeted and uploading photos to Instagram is cool, don’t forget to lift your head from your phone and really soak in all the events of the weekend. People are travelling from all over to Runcouver and I encourage you to say “Hi’ to the person next to and find out where they’re from.

Also, spectators – go watch from the cheer stations, they are the next best thing to crossing the finish line yourself and I’m sure your loved ones would love the encouragement.

That’s it – you’re all set. Get your batteries charged, eat your carbs and I’ll see you this weekend!